Hey there, Trail Dogs!
Trail Tuesday is upon us! Once again, we’ll brave the mid-August DC heat and humidity to slap our feet on the luscious single-track around Lake Needwood here in central MoCo! On the bright side we’re more than half-way through Summer. I keep dreaming of those crisp Fall evenings where we have to wear headlamps again. It’ll be here soon enough. In the meantime, we sweat…a lot!
A quick shout out to Gretchen and her crew of volunteers who helped make this past weekend’s Groovin’ Woodstock 7k Trail Race a huge success. It was a record turnout of 111 runners who competed on the short but challenging course.
Still got Muddy Shoes merch for sale – Baseball Hats ($15), Buffs (410) reusable cups ($5). It may still be Summer, but the holidays are fast approaching. Shop now!
OK, details for this evening:
Location: Lake Needwood
Address: 15700 Needwood Lake Circle (parking lot by the Hiker-Biker Trail head)
Coords: 39.114925, -77.127917
Date: 15 August 2023
Time: Warm Up Mile 6 p.m. Main run 6:15
Course: Clockwise across dam and up to Needwood Road. Cross over and do out-and-back on Troll Trail. Then cross over the lake on Needwood Road and turn right back into Park. Head in and pick up Mudcat Trail on your right. At the intersection with Needwood Trail go left and head up past the archery range and out onto Blue Jay Loop. Then head back down the East side of lake and back to parking lot. Hill repeats on Potty Hill (optional). Easy Peazy!
Caltopo: https://caltopo.com/m/LF2HG
Distance: 6.75-ish miles with warm-up (feel free to do shorter or longer)
Pace: Slow, Fast and In-between; all are welcome!
Vibe: Chill
Hope to C U there cuz these trails ain’t gonna run themselves!
Cheers,
Muddy Shoes